1. Zoology prefixes, root words, and suffixes
Mrs. McCarthy
Monday, April 24, 2017

2. Prefixes
Anti
Means - Against
Example - Antibiotic

3. Prefixes
2. Arth
Means - joint
Example - Arthropod

4. Prefixes
3. Bi
Means - two
Example - biceps

5. Prefixes
4. Bio
Means – life
Example - biotechnology

6. Prefixes
5. Carn
Means - meat
Example - Carnivore

7. Prefixes
6. Ceph
Means - head
Example - Cephalopod

8. Prefixes
7. Choano
Means - collar
Example - choanocyte

9. Prefixes
8. Chondro
Means - cartilage
Example - chondrichthyes

10. Prefixes
9. Copro
Means - feces
Example - coprolite

11. Prefixes
10. Cteno
Means - comb
Example - Ctenophora

12. Prefixes
11. Echino
Means – spiny
Example – echinoderm

13. Prefixes
12. Ecto
Means – outer
Example - ectoderm

14. Prefixes
13. Endo
Means – inner
Example - endoderm

15. Prefixes
14. Ent
Means – insect
Example - entomology

16. Prefixes
15. Entero
Means – intestine
Example - enteron

17. Prefixes
16. Gastro
Means – stomach
Example – gastritis

18. Prefixes
17. Hemo
Means – blood
Example - hemoglobin

19. Prefixes
18. Herb
Means – plant
Example - herbivore

20. Prefixes 19. Hetero Means – other Example - heterosexual
Mr. & Mrs. Forman July 2004

21. Prefixes
20. Homo or Homeo
Means – same
Example - homocercal

22. Prefixes
21. Hydro
Means – water
Example - hydrology

23. Prefixes
22. myo
Means – muscle
Example - myocyte

24. Prefixes
23. neph
Means – kidney
Example - nephritis

25. Prefixes
24. ortho
Means – straight
Example - orthodontist

26. Prefixes
25. osteo
Means – bone
Example - osteoporosis

27. Prefixes
26. Ovi
Means – egg
Example - ovary

28. Prefixes
27. Partheno
Means – virgin
Example - parthenogenesis

29. Prefixes
28. Placo
Means – plate
Example - polyplacophora

30. Prefixes
29. Pneumo
Means – lung
Example - pneumonia

31. Prefixes
30. Por
Means – pore
Example - porifera

32. Prefixes
31. Roti
Means – wheel
Example – rotifera

33. Prefixes
32. Scler
Means – hard
Example – sclera

34. Prefixes
33. stato
Means – balanced, equal
Example – stationary bike

35. Prefixes
34. viv
Means – live
Example – viviparous

36. Root Words
35. Dorso
Means – back
Example – dorsal fin

37. Root Words
36. Genesis
Means – beginning, birth
Example - abiogenesis

38. Root Words
37. Kary
Means – Nucleus or cell
Example - Karyotype

39. Root Words
38. morph
Means – shape
Example - metamorphosis

40. Root Words
39. Ped
Means – foot
Example - pedometer

41. Root Words
40. Phylo
Means – classification
Example - phylogenetic

42. Root Words
41. Troph
Means – feeding
Example - Autotroph

43. Root Words
42. Ventro
Means – belly
Example – ventral side

44. Suffixes
43. -cyst/cyte
Means – cell
Example - amebocyte

45. Suffixes
44. - ology
Means – to study
Example - zoology

46. Suffixes
45. -Phora/fera
Means – bearing
Example - porifera

47. Suffixes
46. - scope
Means – tool used to see
Example - microscope

48. Suffixes
47. - Zo/zoa
Means – animal
Example - protozoa

49. There will be a quiz on these words.
Homework
There will be a quiz on these words.
Practice!